Samuel g-antz



SAMUEL cuiNTZ, 0F BEAVER GREEK` MARYLAND; itam Patent No. 72,834, aan mannitol, '1867.

IMPROVEMENTIN MACHINE FOR SEPARATlNG WHEAT FROM GARLIC.

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Be it known thatI,. SAMUEL GANTZ, of Beaver Creek, in thc county of Washington, and State of Maryland, have invented a. new and improved Machine for Separating Wheat from Garlic; and Ido hereby declare. the' following tc be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, refcrcnceffbcing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- I Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my invention through the 'line :c x of fig. 3.

Figure 2 is avertical transverse section of the same through the line'g/g] of iig.l 1; ,and

Figure 3 is atop view of the same, the hopper being removed.. A

Figure 4 is a vertical cross'section through the line s zot' iig. l; and

Figure 5 is a, vier.7 of the guide-block I detached. Y Y l This invention is a simple, compact, and `cheap portable machine, operated by hand or other power, by means of whichwheat can be thoroughly and easily cleansed from garlic, rye, and other similar impurities,

Similar letters of reference lindicate corresponding parts in the drawings.

In -the drawings, F F represent the frame of my machines H is a hopper, resting upon the top of the frame, and delivering the impure grainvupon a grooved incline, G, by which it is carried to the left end of the machine, as seen in fig. 1, and thrown upon an inclined grooved screen, S. R is a cam-Wheel, receiving motion from the driving-shaft by means of the belt R1 and pulley R", and serving to give the incline G a ver-ical vibrating or shaking motion, by means of the plate R3, sliding up and down in a groove in the frame ot' the machine, and also to give the screen S a'horizontal shaking motion by meansof the reciproca-ting rod S1, spring S2, and connecting-rod S3. The grain having fallen upon-the screen S, and being imm'ediatcly'agitated by the motion of the screen, commences to-slidedown its inclined suri'ace, the smaller impurities falling through the slots s s, along the hottom of the grooves, and dropping upon a. spout, B, by which they are discharged from the machine aLBl. The larger impurities pass with thc 'wheat along over these slots, until the apertures ata are reached, which are also at the bottom of the grooves, and large enough to admit the grains of wheat, garlic, 85e., but too smail to admit other larger iuiprities, which continuo to travel along the screen, and are finally discharged from the machine at B2. In .this manner the -grain is thoroughly sifted and separated from the impurities,

yexcept those existing in thestate of kernels or grains of the size of full `merchantable grains of `wheat. C is the working-shaft of the machine, actuated by power applied at C, and bearing a grooved drum or Wheel,l C, the grooves of which, c c, are many in number, deep, and ofthe form shown clearlyin iig. 2.A ,Into these groovesA the grain is conducted by the grooved incline E, which receives it from the apertures a a,-and delivers it upon the top of the wheel. D is a large gum, roller, working on a shaft hung in aframcyDf, sliding ina guide slot or groove in the frame A, and'adjustable vertically or n'early so by means of the gauge-screw D?. llheface'of the gum roller is grooved, ,the ridges between the grooves having a rounded surface, and'being so situated that each ridge plays into one of the grooves c of the wheel C, filling that groove as far as the bottom ofits expandling or Vishaped Walls, but not entering the narrow parallel-,sided channel c', at the bottom of thosle walls'. This roller isto ne set so as to press strongly against the. wheel, and is turned bythe motion of the wheel. The` force with which it acts A,against the surface of the4 wheel can be adjusted at pleasure from the' outside ot the machine, by means of the gauge-screw D2. is a guide-block, xed in a nearly vertical position over the wheel C2, and between the lower end of the inclineE and the frame Dl, and provided with 'vertical guidewhannels z' t', in shape like Gothicarches', one corresponding to each groove oi the wheel C2. At the bottom of cach of the arches is an opening through which the grain passes after leaving the incline E. The front side of the arches is turned towards the incline to receive the grain from it. The back of the`gude-b1oclf, or thc sido towards vthe roller Dma'y be ot`-any shape. v Beneath the wheel is another. frame K, sliding and adjustable in thc same manner as thev frame DI, but in the opposite direction, and hearing a revolving roller K1, armed with rows of teeth Ich, so situated as tocome nearlyin contact with the salient edges of the ridges between the groovesl of the wheel C2, one row ofi-teeth corresponding to each ridge. This roller moves in the same direction as the wheel C, through the operationtof the belt k1 andl pulley ft2, connecting it with the pulley R2. KfiisY the gaugescrew, by which the position of the frame K and roller vKl is regulated. Gn the left side of the wheel C2, as

shown in Eg. 1, is, a rake, employed to clear the narrow channels at the bottom of the grooves cj c, and consisting of a small roller M, provided with a'set otvhooked teeth, m m, one projecting to the bottom of each of said channels, and thoroughly cleaning it, as the wheel C2 revolves, from any obstructions that may lodge in it. M is a spring which operates upon the roller and presses the teeth into th'e'ehannels. N and O are spouts, which deliver, the former the garlic, the latter the pure cleansed wheat from the machine. l

The operation of the machine after the wheat has been carried to the wheel C2, as above described, is as follows: The guide-block I directs lthe grain accurately into the grooves Ac c, and holds it there un'til it comes under ,the gum roller. The latter pressing powerfully against the wheel, and into its grooves c c, forces the seeds of garlic, which arevsoftcr than the kernels of wheat, into the narrow channels ce, at the bottom of the grooves c c, and causes them to adhere to the 4surface of the wheel in the grooves. It does not have Vthis effect upon the wheat, for the reason that its kernels are too large to enter the channels yc e without being-previouslyV crushed, and are too rm to be crushed by the gum roller. Some of the wheat-kernels do, however, present their folded or seam side to the edges of the ridges ofthe wheel in such amanner that the gum roller forces them to o'pen their seams, and clasp-the ridges, so as tnv-adhere4 to the wheel after passing from under the roller.A These grains lare removedby the teeth of'the vroller K1, which is specially designed 4for that purpose. The grains of wheat thus removed, together with all the other grains of wheat, fall fromvthe right side of thewheel C2, (iig. 1,) upon the incline O, whence they aredelivered through' the port O into suitable measures. The grains of garlic, rye, Ste., adhering in the grooves c c and channels c c', are carried roundvunder Vthe ivheelvto its leftd side, (iig. 1,) where, asthey rise, they come in contact with the rake-teeth m mand'are detached from the wheel, falling upon the incline N, down which they slideto the discharge-portN. Thedischarge-port B of the incline Bis ,situated'over the port N; B y this meansthe impurities discharged may be allowed to fall together in a. heap, or they maybe kept separate by a-conducting-'spout leading from either port. A small gate or trap, p, may he provided at the lower 'end of the incline B, if desired, and inside of. the frame A, through which the refuse matter, conveyed by both inclines, can be discharged together from the port'N. p

The operation of this machine is in practice found to be thorough and eiieotive, cleansing thegrain rapidly and completely. But little power is required to run it, and its cheapness places it within the reach of every agriculturist. It may be operated by any convenient motive-power.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters'Patent, is

1. The `grooved incline S, having the slots s s, and the apertures a a, arranged as shown, and the Whole constructed and operating substantially as and forthe purpose described. v

2. The guide-block I, having the arches z' z',- suhs'tantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The grooved gum-roller D, when used in a separating-machine, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. lThe wheel C2, having the grooves c c terminating in the channelsA c' c"substantially as and for the pui pose shown.

5. The combination of the incline G, guide I, gum roller D, wheel C2, and rake M M m, substantially as p and for the purpose described. v l

6. The combination of the wheel C2 and toothedroller K', substantially as and for the purpose shown- SAMUEL GANTZ.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C.KEMON, CHARLES A. Pntrrrr.l 

